Annular ball-bearing.



. PATENTED MAR. 19, 1907. J. D. MAXWELL.

ANNULAR BALL BEARING APPLIOATION FILED JAN.9,1906.

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UNITED srnrnsgrnrnnrorrren JONATHAN'D. MAXWELL, or TARRYTOWN, NEW YORK.

ANNULAR BALL-BEARING.

, Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 9. 1906. Serial No. 295.222.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JONATHAN. MAX- WELL, a citizenof the United States ofat Tarrytown, in the county of Westc est-er and State of N ew.

America, residin York, .haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Annular Ball-Bearings, of which the-following is a specification, reference being had therein to. the accompanying drawings.

' This invention relates to improvements in ball-bearings, and more especially to ring or annular bearings'in which an inner bearingsleeve'and. an outer bearing-ring each provided withcan uninterrupted ball-race are employed, said ring and sleeve so roportioned relative to the size of the balls that when the'sleeve is held concentrically within the ring the balls will'be held in lace by their engagement with the groove, ut may be removed therefrom or inserted therein by moving the sleeve into an eccentricposition within the ring; and the object offthe inv'en tion is to provide. such a bearing with rolls so constructed that they may be inserted through the space between the sleeve and ringinto the race between the balls to space said balls apart and form contactrolls.

, A further objectof 'the invention'is to provide means for journaling the rolls and holding the same-"at equal distances apart and to provide certain "other new and useful,

features, allas hereinafter more fully described,'reference beinghadto the accompanying drawing, in which-{ Figure 1 is a perspective" View of, a bearing,

embodying the invention, with parts broken away to show the-construction. Fig. 2 is a side. elevation of the same; Fig. 3, a ,sec?

t'ion on the line an as of Fig. 2.- Fig. 4'is a side elevation of the sleeve and ring, illustrating the manner of inserting the balls in the bearing; and Fig. '5 is a pers ective view of one of the spacing-rings detac ed.

As shown in the drawings, 1 is a sleevebearing adapted to be slipped upon a shaft or other support in the ordinary manner and provided with a ball race or groove 2 in its peripheral face. 3 is a ring-bearing provided with 'a similar ball race or groove 4 in its internal face, and 5 is a series of balls of such a size. that when spaced evenly they will all contact both races and 'will hold the sleeve concentric with the ring. The diameter of the sleeve, however, is enough smaller than the internal diameter of the ring to permit i] the-balls to be inserted into the race through i the space between the sleeve and ring at one side thereof when said sleeve is 'moved to an eccentric position within the ring, as shown in Fig. 4'. Only about one-half enough balls may thus be inserted to fill the race, and to space the balls' evenly and fill the race 'rolls 6 are inserted between the balls. These 'rolls are in the'form of,mutil'ated balls, the same being flattened at two sides sufliciently to permit them to be inserted edgewise between the sleeve and ring when said ring is held concentric with the sleeve by the balls. The rolls whenso inserted in the race are then turned therein to bring their flattened sides outward and in a position to roll Jon itudinally within the race, and as said ro ls are of'substantially the same diameter as the balls they, together with said balls, fill the race and form a'rolling contact for the ring.

-When the rolls are turned as described, they are held in that position to rollwithin the race by journaling them upon pins 7, extending through axial openings in the rolls, and these pins are secured to spacing-rings 8, formedv with inwardlyrojecting studs 9, having holes to receive t e reduced .ends of the vpins. Shoulders. 10 are formed' on the pins by the reduced ends to engage the inner ends of thestuds 9, and the outer ends of the pins are. riveted down to hold them firmly in the rings. The rolls are thus accurately spaced and guided by the rings to turn freely, and said rings lie'within the space between, the sleeveand ring at each side of the end faces ofthe bearing. When said pins are riveted to the rings, the parts are all firmly held in place, making a very efficient and compact hearing from which. it is impossible for a ball to escape or get out of place and in which the hall-race is smooth and continuous throughout.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim is- 1. In a bearing, the combination of a ring single piece and having opposing grooves in their adjacent faces,- said grooves being uninterr'upted throughout their circumference and said sleeve and ring being adapted to. ad.-

mit halls to the grooved space between them other, halls in said grooves, and sparing-rolls between the halls having adiameter equal to that of the balls and adapted to be inserted Patented March 19, 1907.

balls, so.that they do not project beyond the and a sleeve each integrally formed from a by their displacement eccentrieally to each ment eocentric'ally to each other, balls within sidewise into the grooves through the space between the ring and sleeve, pins on which .ing-sleeve and a ring having uninterrupted opposing grooves in their ad acent faces and the rolls are jou'rnaledand spacing-rings to which the opposite ends of the pins are se-- cured. I 2. Ina bearing, the combination of a bearing-sleeve and a havingiuninterrupted opposing grooves in their adjacent faces, the sides of which grooves areadapted to engage balls to substantially preyst lateralmovement and the sleeve .and ring being. adapted to. admit balls to the grooved space between them by their displacement eccentrically to each other, balls within said"grooves,'muti lated balls the sides of whichgare flattened to permit their insertion between the sleeve and ring and forming spitting-rolls between the balls, and means upon which saidro'lls are j ournaled to hold the same in position within the grooves. I

3. In a bearing, the combination of a-bea'ring-sleeve and a ring each integrally formed from a single piece of metal and having uninterrupted opposing grooves in theirv adjacent faces and being adapted to admit balls'to the grooved space between by their displacesaid grooved space between the. ring and sleeve, a series of rolls ofa diameter equal to that of the. balls inter osed between" the balls, the length'of each 0 which rolls is less than the space between the sleeve and ring, and spacing-rings uponopiposite sides upon which i the rolls are journale- 1 3 I 4. In a bearing, the combination of a bearbeing adapted to admit balls to the grooved l which the pins are secured to journal the rolls andspace the same apart.

5. In a bearing, the combination of a bearing-sleeve and a ring having uninterrupted opposing grooves in their adjacent faces and being adapted to admit balls to the grooved spacebetween by their displacement eccentrically' to :each other, balls within said grooved space between the ring and sleeve, .a series of mutilated balls of substantially the same diameter as the balls and having flattened sides to permit their insertion into the grooves through the space between the sleeve and ring and provided with axial openings to form sparing-rolls between the balls, a sparing-ring at each side of the balls within the space between the sleeve and ring, studs on said rings extending inward toward the flattened sides of the rolls and formed with ,aXial holes, and pins extending through the rolls and provided with reduced ends forming shoulders engaging the studs and secured within the holes in the studs.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JONATHAN l). MAXWELL. Witnesses:

J. T. CONNELL, .TAs. P. Rooms. 

